As for Murong Zaiye...

At first, Sen Ran didn't recognize him, but then he guessed from the familiar face that he was probably Chief Murong's somewhat rebellious son, who was always trying to go against Chief Murong, infuriating him to no end. He was completely helpless with this son, but fortunately, he was ambitious and taught himself mecha repair, becoming a mecha engineer. Later, he even developed several mechas, all of which were requisitioned by the army. He remembered now; he had even personally awarded this kid his military medals back then.

No wonder the other party recognized him.

He usually only reveals his true form during joint military exercises and important ceremonies.

Isn't that a coincidence? Murong Zaiye happened to have seen his original appearance before, so it's not surprising that he could recognize him.

This time, we had spicy rabbit meat for dinner, and it smelled really good.

But for some reason, some people felt uncomfortable. Murong Zaiye only ate a few bites and then left, saying that he had something to do at home.

Lin Yiran said, "Then I'll see you off." After wiping the oil off her hands from eating rabbit meat, she was about to see Murong Zaiye out.

As he was leaving, Murong Zaiye noticed that Senran had given him a silent glare.

His heart sank to the bottom.

As Lin Yiran arrived in front of the flying car, he hesitated for a long time, wondering whether or not to tell her the truth.

On one side is his good friend, and on the other side is the absolute command of the army.

He's so conflicted!

Murong Zaiye was so annoyed that his head was throbbing. He rubbed his forehead with his hand on the flying car, glanced at Lin Yiran, and then lowered his eyes again.

Lin Yiran found his expression somewhat puzzling, so she asked, "Is there something you want to say?"

Murong Zaiye raised his head after hearing this: "You—" Before he could finish his sentence, he saw Senran appear silently and stepped forward to say, "Are you done? The food is getting cold. I see you haven't eaten enough. Do you want me to heat it up for you?"

As soon as he said that, Murong Zaiye suddenly didn't want to talk anymore.

because--

He trusts Senran.

Senran is a good soldier and a good federal commander. At the same time, he is also a person who can distinguish right from wrong and never implicates the innocent.

Although he didn't know why Senran was staying by Lin Yiran's side, he felt that Senran would most likely not harm Lin Yiran.

However, he did have ulterior motives.

What are they plotting?

He could probably guess a little bit.

However, after he got into the flying car, waved to Lin Yiran, and the car started moving, he sent a short message to someone from inside the car.

"She doesn't like being lied to, so I suggest you be honest. Of course, this is just my advice."

While eating, Senran received a private message from an unknown account, and he understood it after just one glance.

It was that young man from the Murong family who was trying to persuade him.

He told himself not to deceive or take advantage of Lin Yiran.

Can…………

Can he do it?

It depends on whether Lin Yiran is willing to share her abilities. He knows the problem lies with Lin Yiran, and he is the one who is asking the impossible.

But he had no choice but to do it.

Ugh, this is so tough.

After cleaning up the dishes, Senran thought for a long time in his room.

Should we be honest with Lin Yiran?

Should we or shouldn't we?

Actually, Lin Yiran is quite good. She has a good personality. She may not tell him the source of her abilities, but if he could offer her enough benefits, he believed she would be willing to help the Federation develop.

So perhaps he really should listen to Murong Zaiye's words. Lin Yiran doesn't like being deceived, and honestly confessing is the best course of action.

But I've already lied to her, what should I do?

Senran, unusually, acted like a child, scratching his messy hair, and then... covered himself with the blanket and fell asleep.

When Lin Yiran woke up, she had already gone to school.

Let him think about how to be honest with Lin Yiran in a way that she can accept and forgive.

After Lin Yiran arrived at school, she ran into An Peipei, who hurriedly pulled Lin Yiran toward the training field, saying, "Hurry, hurry! It'll be too late if we don't go now!"

Lin Yiran: "Where are you going?"

An Peipei: "The school team competition has already started. I see Jin Shuo and the others are playing. Let's go cheer them on!"

Lin Yiran has been very busy these past few days, so busy that she forgot about the medicine competition. However, she still remembers that her competition date is the day after tomorrow, when the school team is recruiting support staff.

Today is the school team's individual mecha soldier competition, to select the chief striker.

The right winger for the school team has been decided, and it's Han Bing, no doubt about it.

The left-wing forward is the mecha pilot An Zairan, a little girl. Jin Shuo is participating in the selection competition for the general forward. If he is selected, he can go to the military academy league with the others.

They kicked the gate of the Second Military Academy flying!

This has always been their dream at the First Military Academy, and they've managed to achieve it every year. But the feeling of kicking down the door is different every year, so it's still something to aspire to.

When Lin Yiran arrived, the competition had already begun.

The competition for individual mech soldiers differs from that for their support personnel. The individual mech soldier competition primarily tests their combat prowess, overall combat capabilities, and teamwork with superiors. It's not simply a matter of who's strongest. The competition requires strategy; brute force can sometimes backfire.

What Lin Yiran is seeing now is a team competition. Several teams enter a holographic simulated battlefield together, running, jumping, hiding, and shooting in a realistic map. They eliminate the opposing team's teammates and receive corresponding points when they are eliminated. The team disbands when all the opposing team's teammates are eliminated, and all members of the team lose the competition.

Teams with surviving members can simply relax and play until the next match, even if they are eliminated at the beginning.

Points belong to the individual and do not accumulate to the team; the final victory is determined by the individual points leaderboard.

Jin Shuo is currently ranked number one on the list.

The second-ranked person is a girl named Clara, an equally outstanding girl, also a 2S mech soldier. Apart from the two of them competing for the first place.

The third-place team is more than 100 points behind them and cannot catch up for the time being.

However, the difference between their scores is ten points.

In the blink of an eye, Jin Shuo's ranking dropped to second place.

"This girl is really amazing." Although Jin Shuo is her friend, to be honest, the girl's individual combat ability is stronger than Jin Shuo's. She always hides her strength very well and strikes Jin Shuo unexpectedly, leaving him with no way to avoid it.

Jin Shuo is no less impressive. Although his individual combat skills are not strong, he has fought his way out of the Forest of Hope, and his keenness is unmatched by ordinary people.

After all, you train for competitions, while he trained like his life depended on it!